List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rove beetle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga), chewing louse
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sea hare (esp. species Aplysia kurodai)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hardy amaryllis (Lycoris squamigera), resurrection lily, surprise lily, magic lily
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- river dolphin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rock pigeon (Columba livia), rock dove
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.), syrphid
- drone fly (Eristalis tenax)